V. NEELADRI RAO, J.

( 1 ) AS similar points are involved, all these writ petitions are heard together. The petitioner in W. P. No. 11868/89 was elected as the President of Mandal Praja Parishad (for short M. P. P.), Sangareddy, while the other petitioners were elected as Sarpanches of various Gram Panchayats. Election petitions were filed challenging the elections of these petitioners. While the petitioner in W. P. No. 11868/89 is a workman in B. H. E. L. , the petitioners in the other writ petitions are workmen in Singareni Collieries. The election of the petitioner in W. P. No. 11868/89 was challenged inter alia on the ground that he was disqualified, being an employee of B. H. E. L. , a public sector undertaking, for being elected as the President of M. P. P. The Election Tribunal set aside the election of the above petitioner by accepting the contention of the election petitioner that his nomination was wrongly accepted as he was disqualified from contesting to the post of president of M. P. P. The election of the other petitioners was challenged on the sole ground that they are the employees of Singareni Collieries, a public sector undertaking, and hence, they are disqualified

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